Spatial Extent of Data

USGS Data Source

Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center

USGS Thesaurus Keywords

grain-size analysis, geospatial datasets, sea-floor characteristics, navigational data, marine geology

ISO 19115 Topic Category

oceans, location, geoscientificInformation

Other Subject Keywords

sediment classification, sediment, sand, texture, surficial classification, GIS, Open-File Report 03-001, USGS, University of New Hampshire, Woods Hole Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, fines, UNH, Coastal and Marine Geology Program, surficial sediments, CMGP, points, ArcView shapefile

Place Keywords

Rollins Farm, Nobles Island, Broad Cove, Estuarine System, New Hampshire, U.S. East Coast, Boston Harbor, Weeks Point, Estuary, New England, Atlantic Ocean, Great Bay

Sediment Data from the Great Bay Estuarine System acquired in 1986 (NELSON86 shapefile)

The sediment data presented in this data layer were from a geochemical study sited in Great Bay estuarine system of New Hampshire. Textural data were used to support interpretations of trace metal distributions. The analog data were originally converted into digital form for inclusion in a Gulf of Maine Contaminated Sediments Database.

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Author(s)	J.I. Nelson, Larry Ward, Larry Poppe
Publication Date	2003
Beginning Date of Data	1986
Ending Date of Data	1986
Data Contact	Lawrence J. Poppe
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Metadata Contact	Lawrence J. Poppe
Metadata Date	2021-11-16
Related Publication	There was no related primary publication associated with this data release.
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Access	public
License	http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/

Harvest Source: Coastal and Marine Geoscience Data System
Harvest Date: 2025-01-22T04:21:20.072Z